This Council is supportive of the following pledge and requests that the Chief Executive write to the Police and Crime Commissioner to indicate as such.

We stand up for hope in our communities, not the fear and hatred extremists would use to divide us.

We vow to import peace, never to export conflict.

We are proud of our city and region.

We celebrate our common heritage of peaceful radical protest to achieve social progress and justice.

We uphold the right to peaceful protest as essential in a healthy democracy.

However, we will stand up to those who try to use protest to divide or threaten our people and whip up intolerance, violence and hatred. 

We gain strength from the diversity of our people.

We pledge:

•   To promote positive relationships between all communities and reject and condemn any form of discrimination, violence or harassment to any member of our communities.

•   In exercising the right to demonstrate and protest, we will not do anything to generate hostility or division between our communities. We will avoid doing anything in our protest to cause racial or religious hatred or prejudice on grounds of race, nationality, sex, sexuality or religion.

•   In managing protests, we will facilitate peaceful protest as the exercising of a basic democratic right

•   In expressing deeply held opinions, including the use of social media, we will do so responsibly and respect the right of others to do the same

•   To ensure everyone involved in the managing of protest and those who organise and participate in our protest to abide by this pledge.

We expect the community of Greater Manchester to hold us to account in continuing to promote strong communities that work against hatred and fear.

On behalf of all of the people of Trafford and Greater Manchester, we call on all those in the news media to report issues on protests and demonstrations, race, nationality, gender, sexuality and religion positively, responsibly and with sensitivity.

It was moved and seconded that:

“This Council is supportive of the following pledge and requests that the Chief Executive write to the Police and Crime Commissioner to indicate as such.

We stand up for hope in our communities, not the fear and hatred extremists would use to divide us.

We vow to import peace, never to export conflict.

We are proud of our city and region.

We celebrate our common heritage of peaceful radical protest to achieve social progress and justice.

We uphold the right to peaceful protest as essential in a healthy democracy.

However, we will stand up to those who try to use protest to divide or threaten our people and whip up intolerance, violence and hatred. 

We gain strength from the diversity of our people.

We pledge:

•   To promote positive relationships between all communities and reject and condemn any form of discrimination, violence or harassment to any member of our communities.

•   In exercising the right to demonstrate and protest, we will not do anything to generate hostility or division between our communities. We will avoid doing anything in our protest to cause racial or religious hatred or prejudice on grounds of race, nationality, sex, sexuality or religion.

•   In managing protests, we will facilitate peaceful protest as the exercising of a basic democratic right

•   In expressing deeply held opinions, including the use of social media, we will do so responsibly and respect the right of others to do the same

•   To ensure everyone involved in the managing of protest and those who organise and participate in our protest to abide by this pledge.

We expect the community of Greater Manchester to hold us to account in continuing to promote strong communities that work against hatred and fear.

On behalf of all of the people of Trafford and Greater Manchester, we call on all those in the news media to report issues on protests and demonstrations, race, nationality, gender, sexuality and religion positively, responsibly and with sensitivity.”

Following speeches in support, the Motion was agreed with the unanimous consent of the Council.

RESOLVED: That this Council is supportive of the following pledge and requests that the Chief Executive write to the Police and Crime Commissioner to indicate as such.

We stand up for hope in our communities, not the fear and hatred extremists would use to divide us.

We vow to import peace, never to export conflict.

We are proud of our city and region.

We celebrate our common heritage of peaceful radical protest to achieve social progress and justice.

We uphold the right to peaceful protest as essential in a healthy democracy.

However, we will stand up to those who try to use protest to divide or threaten our people and whip up intolerance, violence and hatred. 

We gain strength from the diversity of our people.

We pledge:

•   To promote positive relationships between all communities and reject and condemn any form of discrimination, violence or harassment to any member of our communities.

•   In exercising the right to demonstrate and protest, we will not do anything to generate hostility or division between our communities. We will avoid doing anything in our protest to cause racial or religious hatred or prejudice on grounds of race, nationality, sex, sexuality or religion.

•   In managing protests, we will facilitate peaceful protest as the exercising of a basic democratic right

•   In expressing deeply held opinions, including the use of social media, we will do so responsibly and respect the right of others to do the same

•   To ensure everyone involved in the managing of protest and those who organise and participate in our protest to abide by this pledge.

We expect the community of Greater Manchester to hold us to account in continuing to promote strong communities that work against hatred and fear.

On behalf of all of the people of Trafford and Greater Manchester, we call on all those in the news media to report issues on protests and demonstrations, race, nationality, gender, sexuality and religion positively, responsibly and with sensitivity.